Conference Interpreting and Translation Studies MA

This MA in Conference Interpreting and Translation Studies provides professional training in interpreting and translation, preparing you for careers in international organisations and global communication. You will develop advanced skills in consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, active listening, and specialised translation, supported by strong theoretical foundations.

The programme offers flexible language pathways, allowing you to work with one or two foreign languages, and includes modules in interpreting techniques, translation studies, and research methods. Optional modules enable further specialisation in areas such as machine translation, corpus linguistics, legal translation, and intercultural communication.

Teaching combines practical training, workshops, lectures, and intensive language practice, often using real-world materials and live interpreting exercises.

Assessment includes live interpreting performance, translation tasks, essays, and projects. The course develops high-level linguistic, analytical, and professional skills for careers in diplomacy, international organisations, and the language services industry.